Consisting of two separate controllable pitch assemblies on concentric shafts, propellers spin in opposite directions; advantages gained by use of dual rotation propellers are; availability of greater number of blades than is normally feasible, increase in propeller efficiency under flight conditions requiring high blade angles, and elimination of torque reaction.


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    Title :

    Dual-rotating propellers


    Additional title:

    U S Army Air Forces -- Air Force


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1943


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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